Automated Message Handling SystemApplication · Telos

CVE-2019-9542

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-01-03
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.1.5.5 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in itemlookup.asp of Telos Automated Message Handling System allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary script into an AMHS session. This issue affects: Telos Automated Message Handling System versions prior to 4.1.5.5.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the itemlookup.asp page of Telos Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into AMHS user sessions. The lack of proper input sanitization on this page permits stored XSS where malicious scripts execute when other users access the compromised content.

MitigationUpgrade to Telos AMHS version 4.1.5.5 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement input validation and output encoding on the itemlookup.asp page, and consider deploying a WAF rule to block XSS payloads targeting this endpoint.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Automated Message Handling SystemApplication
Affected:< 4.1.5.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Telos AMHS installation
    Locate the Telos AMHS installation directory or service on the system. Common locations include C:\Program Files\Telos\AMHS or the web root directory serving the application.
    Affected if Telos AMHS is installed and the itemlookup.asp page is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS.
  2. Determine installed version
    Check the version of Telos AMHS by examining the application executable, DLL properties, or version information in the installation directory. Look for version.txt, a README file, or right-click the main executable to view properties.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 4.1.5.5 (e.g., 4.1.4.x, 4.1.3.x, etc.).
  3. Locate itemlookup.asp page
    Search for the itemlookup.asp file within the web application directory structure. This file should exist in the web-accessible portion of the AMHS application.
    Affected if The file itemlookup.asp exists and is served by the web server.
  4. Verify XSS input fields exist
    Examine the itemlookup.asp page source code or functionality to identify user input fields (query parameters, form inputs) that accept and display user-supplied data without sanitization.
    Affected if The page accepts user input and reflects it back in the response without proper encoding or validation.

The environment is affected if Telos AMHS version is lower than 4.1.5.5 and the itemlookup.asp page is accessible and processes user input without sanitization.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.1.5.5 or later
Fixed in 4.1.5.5
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Telos AMHS version 4.1.5.5 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement input validation and output encoding on the itemlookup.asp page, and consider deploying a WAF rule to block XSS payloads targeting this endpoint.

Fix this in Automated Message Handling System Scoped from the published advisory
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